William Blair Has Bearish Forecast for Vita Coco Q2 Earnings

Vita Coco Company, Inc. (NASDAQ:COCO) – Investment analysts at William Blair dropped their Q2 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Vita Coco in a report released on Wednesday, July 16th. William Blair analyst J. Andersen now forecasts that the company will post earnings of $0.32 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $0.35. The consensus estimate for Vita Coco’s current full-year earnings is $1.07 per share.

Vita Coco (NASDAQ:COCO) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, April 30th. The company reported $0.31 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.22 by $0.09. Vita Coco had a net margin of 11.32% and a return on equity of 25.08%. The company had revenue of $130.92 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $125.64 million. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $0.24 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 17.2% on a year-over-year basis.

COCO has been the subject of several other reports. The Goldman Sachs Group set a $41.00 target price on Vita Coco and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, April 30th. Stephens restated an “equal weight” rating and set a $32.00 price objective on shares of Vita Coco in a report on Thursday, March 27th. Wall Street Zen lowered shares of Vita Coco from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Saturday, June 7th. Evercore ISI increased their target price on shares of Vita Coco from $35.00 to $38.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Thursday, May 1st. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company raised their price target on shares of Vita Coco from $39.00 to $43.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Friday, May 30th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and five have assigned a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, Vita Coco has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $37.00.

Vita Coco Trading Down 0.3%

Shares of Vita Coco stock opened at $39.16 on Friday. The business’s fifty day simple moving average is $35.81 and its 200 day simple moving average is $34.82. Vita Coco has a 12 month low of $23.56 and a 12 month high of $40.32. The firm has a market capitalization of $2.22 billion, a P/E ratio of 38.77, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.11 and a beta of 0.37.

Insider Activity

In other Vita Coco news, major shareholder Beverages Sa Verlinvest sold 3,766,762 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Friday, May 9th. The shares were sold at an average price of $34.25, for a total transaction of $129,011,598.50. Following the sale, the insider owned 7,097,161 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $243,077,764.25. The trade was a 34.67% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Also, Chairman Michael Kirban sold 20,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Tuesday, May 20th. The stock was sold at an average price of $37.07, for a total value of $741,400.00. Following the sale, the chairman owned 1,643,049 shares in the company, valued at approximately $60,907,826.43. This represents a 1.20% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last three months, insiders have sold 3,846,562 shares of company stock valued at $131,933,805. 32.30% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Trading of Vita Coco

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Summit Investment Advisors Inc. grew its holdings in Vita Coco by 9.2% during the 4th quarter. Summit Investment Advisors Inc. now owns 4,107 shares of the company’s stock valued at $152,000 after buying an additional 347 shares in the last quarter. US Bancorp DE grew its stake in Vita Coco by 7.5% during the first quarter. US Bancorp DE now owns 5,247 shares of the company’s stock valued at $161,000 after acquiring an additional 364 shares in the last quarter. CWM LLC increased its holdings in Vita Coco by 14.7% during the 1st quarter. CWM LLC now owns 2,868 shares of the company’s stock worth $88,000 after acquiring an additional 367 shares during the period. Principal Financial Group Inc. increased its holdings in Vita Coco by 1.2% during the 1st quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 43,809 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,343,000 after acquiring an additional 521 shares during the period. Finally, Credit Agricole S A lifted its stake in Vita Coco by 1.5% in the 1st quarter. Credit Agricole S A now owns 36,140 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,108,000 after purchasing an additional 521 shares in the last quarter. 88.49% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

About Vita Coco

The Vita Coco Company, Inc develops, markets, and distributes coconut water products under the Vita Coco brand name in the United States, Canada, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and the Asia Pacific. The company offers coconut oil and coconut milk; juice; Runa, a plant-based energy drink; packaged water under the Ever & Ever brand name; and PWR LIFT, a protein-infused fitness drink.